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Articles tagged with: Virgin Mobile
Consumers Cut Cars, Clothes and Concerts Before Cutting Cell Phone Costs
In a tough economy, Americans are more likely to cut back on entertainment, food and clothing before they change the way they use their cell phones, according to a recent Virgin Mobile USA customer poll. more
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Virgin Mobile USA Gets Listing Warning from New York Stock Exchange
Virgin Mobile USA has received a warning from the New York Stock Exchange that it is not in compliance with certain listing criteria. The Company is considered below the applicable standards because the average market capitalization of its Class A common stock and substantial equivalents, including limited partnership interests in Virgin Mobile USA, L.P., its operating partnership, over a period of 30 trading days is less than US$100 million. more
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Virgin Mobile USA Cuts 10% of its Workforce
Virgin Mobile USA has announced that it is cutting around 45 jobs - representing some 10% of its workforce, in its New Jersey and California offices. In a memo to employees, Virgin Mobile USA Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman explained that the Company had identified continued synergies associated with the transition of IT services to IBM and the acquisition of Helio. more
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Virgin Mobile USA Loses Chief Financial Officer
Virgin Mobile USA has lost its Chief Financial Officer, John Feehan - who has announced that he will leave in Mid-November to join a firm working in identity theft protection. more
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Mobile VAS Revenues in Brazil will Surpass $9.3 Billion by 2013
Signals Telecom Consulting has published a report focusing on the mobile VAS market in Brazil, which highlights the fact that the slowdown in subscriber growth, the need to achieve positive returns on investment and the high mobile teledensity rates, which surpasses the 100% mark in cities like Brasilia and Salvador (Bahia), will trigger increasingly aggressive efforts by mobile operators to market Ring Tones / Music, Adult Content, Mobile TV and wireless broadband access. more
Related Tags: iphone, mobile-tv, sms, mvno, signals-telecom-consulting, mts, hspa, vas, iden, nextel, cdma2000, vivo, ev-do, Brazil
Bango reports four-fold increase in WAP billing in the USA
In the last three months, mobile billing vendor, Bango says that it has seen a four-fold increase in the number of WAP transactions in the USA, as content providers choose to sell their content using its mobile billing relationships with AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Virgin Mobile. This reflects a shift in the way mobile content is sold in the US with WAP billing gaining momentum as the industry realizes the mobile web delivers a superior and safer consumer experience. more
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US Mobile Market Remains Slow as Economic Concerns Mount
During Q2 08, the US mobile market saw a marginal recovery from the depressed levels of Q1, with around 4m net additions, taking the total to 261.5m, up from 243.3m one year ago. Overall penetration has now reached 86.1%, against 80.8% in June 07. more
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Virgin Mobile USA Announces Helio Integration Plans
On August 22, 2008, Virgin Mobile USA completed its acquisition of rival MVNO, Helio and the company has now unveiled its new branding message to highlight the acquisition: "Helio By Virgin Mobile: Plan To Have It All." more
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Virgin Mobile USA to provide Location-Based Entertainment Service
Virgin Mobile USA and location based services provider, buzzd have announced a partnership that will bring the buzzd service to all Virgin Mobile USA handsets via the carrier's mobile internet platform. The companies are also partnering to provide Virgin Mobile USA customers with a mobile-enabled location-sensitive city guide and social network. more
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Indian ISP Signs CDMA Reseller Deal with MTNL
Indian internet service provider, IOL Netcom says that it has signed a reseller deal with state controlled Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) to provide CDMA mobile services. more
Related Tags: mvno, mtn, cdma, mtnl, mumbai, delhi, netcom, India